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Data: The current holdings of whales on the Hyperliquid platform is 5.379 billion USD, with a long-to-short ratio of 0.94.
According to Coinglass data, the current holdings of whales on the Hyperliquid platform is 5.379 billion USD, with long positions at 2.607 billion USD, accounting for 48.46%, and short positions at 2.772 billion USD, accounting for 51.54%. Long position profit and loss is -0.212 billion USD, and short position profit and loss is 0.287 billion USD. Among them, the whale address 0xb317..ae has a 5x leveraged long position on ETH at a price of 3147.39 USD, currently with an unrealized profit and loss of -32.9601 million USD.

A certain whale deposited 3 million TRUMP into Binance, worth approximately 14.88 million dollars
On December 26, according to monitoring data from Arkham, about six minutes ago, a certain whale deposited 3 million TRUMP into the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, worth approximately 14.88 million dollars. The data shows that this whale accumulated these TRUMP two months ago when they were worth approximately 22.69 million dollars. If this sale occurs, it may result in a loss of about 7.81 million dollars.

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will be released on January 1 next year
According to records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, former co-CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison will be released from federal prison on January 21, 2026. Caroline Ellison was previously transferred from a Connecticut prison to home confinement in October.
On December 20, the U.S. SEC issued a lawsuit notice stating that former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is still serving time in federal prison for fraud, while other executives, including former CEO Caroline Ellison of Alameda Research, have agreed to a settlement that still requires court approval. Other executives who signed the settlement agreement include former CTO of FTX Trading Zixiao Wang and former co-chief engineer of FTX Nishad Singh.

CZ: TrustWallet will fully cover the losses from the hacking incident, and user funds are safe.
Binance founder CZ stated that, to date, the TrustWallet hacking incident has resulted in losses of approximately $7 million. TrustWallet will fully bear the related losses, and user funds are secure. The team is still investigating how the hackers successfully submitted and released the new version of the browser extension.

The author of 'Currency Wars' predicts: Gold prices will rise to $10,000 in 2026, and silver may reach $200. According to Gelonghui, economist, financial analyst, and bestselling author of 'Currency Wars' Jim Rickards stated that he would not be surprised if the price of gold reaches $10,000 in 2026, with silver subsequently rising to $200. He indicated that various factors driving the entire precious metals market, with gold leading the way, will continue to be effective next year: 1. The traditional driving factors behind the current gold bull market - namely, demand from central banks and relatively stagnant supply - will remain effective for a considerable time in 2026. 2. A surge in new, non-traditional factors may further push prices higher. The rising demand from institutional investors - including sovereign wealth funds and endowment funds - may drive prices higher again. 3. Geopolitical risk aversion - recent attempts by Europe to take over Russian assets may also be affecting gold demand, as some countries have begun to avoid potential U.S. asset seizure risks through gold allocation.

Analyst Ben Cowen: Ethereum is unlikely to reach new highs in 2026
On December 26, according to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen stated on the Bankless podcast that given the current market conditions of Bitcoin, it is unlikely that Ethereum will set a new high in 2026.
Cowen pointed out that if Bitcoin is indeed in a bear market, Ethereum will find it difficult to rise. Even if ETH returns to its historical high of $4,878, it could be a "bull trap," and the price may subsequently plummet sharply to $2,000.

PeckShield：Trust Wallet被盗资金中已有超 400 万美元流入 CEX
据 PeckShield 监测，Trust Wallet 被黑客盗取的超过 600 万美元加密资产中，目前约 280 万美元被盗资金仍留在黑客钱包中，分布于 Bitcoin、EVM 兼容链和 Solana 链上。大部分被盗资金（超过 400 万美元）已被转入中心化交易所，其中约 330 万美元流入 ChangeNOW，约 34 万美元流入 FixedFloat，约 44.7 万美元流入 KuCoin 交易所。

QCP Capital has transferred nearly 200 Ethereum to Binance, worth approximately $596,000
According to on-chain analysis platform Nansen (@nansen_ai), QCP Capital (@QCPgroup) has just deposited 199.99 Ethereum (worth approximately $595,929.26).

Vitalik: Despite its flaws, Grok is overall a 'net positive improvement' to X. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that Grok, the AI chatbot from social platform X, will counter users who attempt to use it to justify their political biases, making the platform closer to the truth. Vitalik said on Thursday: 'The ability to easily invoke Grok on Twitter (the original platform name) may be the most positively impactful measure for enhancing the platform's truth-seeking attributes since the introduction of the 'community annotations' feature.' He added: 'The key is that users cannot know in advance how Grok will respond. I have seen many similar situations — someone invokes Grok, expecting it to confirm their absurd political views, only to be ruthlessly refuted by Grok.' Vitalik claims there is ample reason to consider Grok a 'net improvement' to platform X, but he also acknowledges concerns about the way this AI chatbot is fine-tuned — Grok's training data will draw from the views and opinions of certain specific users, including its developer Elon Musk.

Slow Fog: Preliminary investigations indicate that the Trust Wallet has been compromised, suspected to be a supply chain attack incident.
Slow Fog stated, "Trust Wallet has issued an official warning, confirming that its browser extension version 2.68 has a security vulnerability. Users currently on version 2.68 should immediately disable the extension and prioritize upgrading to version 2.69 through the official link from the Google Play Store (Chrome Web Store).
Preliminary findings suggest that this incident may be a supply chain attack — malicious code may have been embedded in the extension, causing users' mnemonic phrases to be sent to malicious sites when unlocking their wallets. It is estimated that user losses have exceeded $6 million, and relevant parties are actively investigating this incident. Please remain vigilant and promptly check your extension version."

Strategy CEO: The fundamentals of the Bitcoin market are strong, optimistic about long-term investment prospects
On December 26, according to Cointelegraph, Strategy CEO Phong Le stated that despite Bitcoin prices dropping at the end of the year and market sentiment being low, the market fundamentals for Bitcoin in 2025 are still strong. Le emphasized that this year, the market fundamentals for Bitcoin could not be better, and he is not overly concerned about short-term performance.
Le pointed out that the U.S. government and banking system are fully supporting Bitcoin, which is "extremely optimistic" for 2025 and 2026. He revealed that he and Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor are meeting with traditional banks in the U.S. and the UAE, as these institutions are trying to understand how to keep up with the development of cryptocurrencies. Although the U.S. president signed an executive order in March to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, the formal strategic plan has yet to be determined.

Whale Winslow Strong deposited approximately $47.22 million worth of crypto assets to Coinbase
On December 26, according to the on-chain analysis platform Onchain Lens, whale Winslow Strong (@winslow_strong) deposited a large amount of crypto assets to the Coinbase exchange 8 hours ago, including 1,900 Ethereum (worth about $5.59 million), 307 cbBTC (worth about $26.93 million), and $14.7 million in stablecoin USDC. The total value of the deposited crypto assets is approximately $47.22 million.

"1011 Flash Crash After Opening Short Insider Whale" Long position value reached 740 million USD, floating loss expanded to 58.04 million USD
On December 26, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), during the morning market decline, all 2,683.68 SOL orders from the "1011 Flash Crash After Opening Short Insider Whale" were completed.
This address currently holds 511,612.85 SOL (approximately 61.57 million USD), with an average opening price of 130.19 USD. As the SOL price fell to 120.4 USD, the floating loss of this address's SOL position is approximately 5.03 million USD.
The overall position value of this address is approximately 740 million USD, and the cumulative floating loss has expanded to 58.04 million USD.

Ethereum whales bought 220,000 ETH in the past week
According to on-chain analyst @alicharts, Ethereum whales purchased 220,000 ETH in the past week, worth approximately $660 million.

Bessent promotes the Federal Reserve's return to traditional behind-the-scenes practices through personnel screening, giving the U.S. Treasury more say
U.S. President Trump stated that he will select the next Federal Reserve Chairman in early January next year. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has organized and supervised the candidate screening process, establishing an agenda that could bring comprehensive changes to the Federal Reserve while pushing for interest rate cuts.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is at a pivotal moment in what could be a decisive event in his government career. Although the power transition to Bessent poses risks, another more reasonable possibility is that he will gain new powers. He will work with a Federal Reserve Chairman willing to cooperate, who may be inclined to grant the Treasury Secretary some powers that have long been considered beyond the reach of a politically charged department within the executive branch, at which point the Treasury will have a greater say over the Federal Reserve's large-scale asset purchases and sales (respectively referred to as quantitative easing and quantitative tightening).

A certain whale deposited 2,000 ETH, approximately $5.88 million, into the exchange 3 hours ago. On December 25, according to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd (@OnchainDataNerd), a certain whale deposited a total of 9,700 Ethereum (ETH) into the exchange over the past week, worth about $28.85 million. This includes the 2,000 ETH (approximately $5.88 million) deposited into Bitkub exchange 3 hours ago. The investor's average purchase price was $2,327, achieving a profit of about $6.28 million through this operation, with a return on investment of 28%.

Offshore RMB against the US dollar spot rose 145 points to 6.994
Offshore RMB against the US dollar spot rose 145 points to 6.994, reaching a new high since September 30, 2024.

Data: Today's Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 23, and the market remains in a state of 'Extreme Fear'
According to http://Alternative.me data, today's cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 23 (yesterday the index was 24 'Extreme Fear'), and the market remains in a state of 'Extreme Fear'.

The Japanese government plans to announce a record budget of over 120 trillion yen for the fiscal year 2026. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government plans to unveil a record preliminary budget for the new fiscal year starting in April, with spending growth expected to exceed the inflation rate. Takaichi stated on Thursday that the total budget for the fiscal year starting in April 2026 is approximately 122.3 trillion yen (about 78.6 billion USD). This represents an increase of about 6.3% over the 115.2 trillion yen allocated for the current fiscal year, marking the largest initial budget on record. Takaichi noted that to help raise funds, the government plans to issue new government bonds to raise about 29.6 trillion yen. She also mentioned that the reliance on debt issuance for the budget will decrease from 24.9% this year to 24.2%. Takaichi said, 'I believe this budget strikes a balance between strengthening the economy and ensuring fiscal sustainability.' In addition to new bond issuance, tax revenue will be key to funding the budget, with expected tax revenue next year of about 83.7 trillion yen.

Bank of Japan Governor: If our baseline forecast is realized, the Bank of Japan is likely to continue raising interest rates
On December 25, according to Jinshi Data, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated: If our baseline forecast is realized with the improvement of the economy and prices, the Bank of Japan is likely to continue raising interest rates.